GRE Word List
JUXTAPOSE
to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect)
The meaning of the word juxtapose is to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect).
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| garner | to gather into storage |
| excoriate | to wear off the skin of : abrade |
| discompose | to destroy the composure of |
| pervasive | existing in or spreading through every part of something |
| axiom | a statement accepted as true as the basis for argument or inference : postulate |
| detraction | a lessening of reputation or esteem especially by envious, malicious, or petty criticism : belittling |
| apolitical | having no interest or involvement in political affairs |
| conflagration | fire |
| contention | a point advanced or maintained in a debate or argument |
| piebald | composed of incongruous parts |